- Prepare the base If you want your resin bound driveway to last a long time, you need to ensure that you prepare the base properly. Remove any block paving, grass or soil and dig down until you hit solid ground. Lay a sub-base of asphalt for good permeability. If you’re laying over the top of your current driveway, make sure that all cracks are increased into a ‘v’ shape with a saw and ensure the surface is dry and weed-free.
- Mix the resin You must follow the instructions on the materials you have to the letter if you want the curing process to work. Usually batches come in ‘Part A’ and ‘Part B’. Keep the resin container secure and on a protective surface to avoid splashing, then mix Part A for 10-20 seconds at a slow speed with a helical bladed mixer. Add Part B and mix thoroughly at a slow speed for about 2 minutes until it’s blended together.
- Mix the dried aggregates and sand with the resin Place a quarter of the aggregates into a mixer, then add the pre-mixed resin and start a stopwatch. You should then add the rest of the aggregates before slowly adding the sand. When you’re happy with that mix, stop the stopwatch. That time is the time that you need to spend mixing any other resin and aggregates to avoid colour variation.
- Lay the mix on the surface Transfer the mix to the work area then plan a laying route. When the mix is laid out, use a very clean trowel to spread the mix. Clean it regularly during the process to avoid dragging aggregates out of place. Once the aggregates stop moving in a fluid movement and become solid, stop trowelling. Then you can polish the surface to give it an attractive shine.
Ballachulish
The village of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits community,) was a lot more appropriately put on the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, however was appropriated for the quarry towns at East Laroch and also West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were in fact within Glencoe and also South Ballachulish specifically. The primary market is currently tourism, although most site visitors pass swiftly by the town itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) indicates "the Village by the Narrows". The narrows concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's kid's tightens, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no roadway to the head of Loch Leven up until 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, developed in 1733, and also those at Invercoe/Callert and also Caolas na Disadvantage were essential. The Ballachulish ferryboat enclosed December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge ultimately opened up. The Ballachulish Hotel and also Ballachulish House (up until just recently a country house hotel) lie near the narrows at (southern) Ballachulish Ferry instead of in the "modern-day" town some 3 miles (5 kilometres) eastern. Ballachulish House was considered to be haunted, and also the drive causing it was ridden by a headless horseman. The community of Glenachulish lies in Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that runs down to the narrows. This is the topic of the Gaelic tune, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil written by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) and also recognized locally both as the Paisley Bard as well as by his local nickname Iain Cealaidh. He is often confused with an additional neighborhood bard likewise called John Cameron, known locally as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which consists of 2 munros - Sgorr Dhearg as well as Sgorr Dhonuill. In recent times a variety of new residences have been constructed locally in addition to holiday huts and also an art gallery. Likewise the fields of Gleann a' Chaolais have actually been turned into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth fairway. Forgeting the tightens is the monolith to James of the Glen, "held on this place for a criminal activity of which he was not guilty". Robert Louis Stevenson based his novel Kidnapped around the tale of the Appin Murder. Whoever did kill The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.